Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Acrocephalus [arundinaceus or orientalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus x scirpaceus] (hybrid)
• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus or scirpaceus] (taxon group)
• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus x stentoreus] (hybrid)
• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus , orientalis or stentoreus] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҮӘырүәыр, аЧалыҟә
Afrikaans: Grootrietsanger
Arabic: دخلة القصب الكبيرة, مردم ختل, هازجة القصب الكبيرة
Asturian: Carranchín grande, Carricera Rial
Azerbaijani: Qaratoyuğabənzər qamışcıl, qaratoyuq qamışcıl
Bashkir: туғай турғайы, туғаяҡ
Belarusian: Драздовая чаротаўка, Чаротаўка драздовая
Bulgarian: Тръстиково шаварче
Bengali: বড় টিকরা
Breton: Ar rouzard bras, Rouzig karekit
Catalan: Balquer, Buscarla grossa, Xitxarra dels matolls
Catalan (Balears): Buscarla grossa
Catalan, Valencian: Xitxarra dels matolls
Montenegrin: veliki trstenjak, велики трстењак
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): велики трстењак
Czech: Rákosník velký
Chuvash: пысăк хăмăш кайăк, сĕлхе евĕрлĕ хăмăш кайăкĕ
Welsh: Telor mawr y cyrs, Telor wawr y cyrs
Danish: Drosselrørsanger, Rördrossel
German: Drossel-Feldrohrsänger-arundinaceus, Drosselrohrsaenger, Drosselrohrsanger, Drosselrohrsänger, Drossel-Rohrsänger, Rohrdrossel
Greek: Τζικλομουγιούδι, Τσιχλoπoταμίδα, Τσιχλοποταμίδα
Greek (Cypriot): Τζικλομουγιούδι
English: European Great Reed-Warbler, Great reed warbler, Great Reed-Warbler
English (Avilist): Great Reed Warbler
English (United Kingdom): Great Reed-Warbler
English, HBW: Great Reed-warbler
English (IOC): Great Reed Warbler
English (Kenya): Great Reed Warbler
English (United States): Great Reed Warbler
Esperanto: granda kanbirdo, Turda kanbirdo, turdkanbirdo
Spanish: Carricerín Tordal, Carricero Tordal
Spanish (Spain): Carricero Tordal, Carrisalero
Spanish (HBW): Carricero tordal
Estonian: Rästas-roolind
Basque: Balquer , Lezkari karratxin, Lezkari karratxina
Persian: سسک نیزار بزرگ, سسک نیزار (تالابی) بزرگ, سسک نیزار بزرگ
Finnish: Rastaskerttunen
Faroese: Trastljómari
French: Rousserolle turdoïde
French (France): Rousserolle
French (Guyane): Rousserolle turdoïde
Frisian: Grutte karrekyt, Reidlyster
Irish: Mórcheolaire Giolcaí
Galician: Balquer , Folosa grande
Manx: Guilckag vooar
Hebrew: קנית אירופאית, קנית אירופית
Croatian: Trstenjak drošćić, Veliki Trstenjak
Hungarian: Nádirigó
Armenian: [Kernekhanman Yeghegnatrchnak ], Կեռնեխանման Եղեգնա ռչնակ, Կեռնեխանման Եղեգնաթռչնակ
Indonesian: Kerak basi ramai
Icelandic: Reyrsöngvari
Italian: Cannareccione, Cannareccione eurasiatico
Japanese (romaji): nishi ō yoshi-kiri, nishi ou yoshi-kiri, Nishiooyoshikiri, ooyoshikiri, Ou-yoshikiri
Japanese: オオヨシキリ, ニシオオヨシキリ
Japanese (Kanji): 西大葦切り
Georgian: ლელიანის დიდი მეჩალია, შაშვისებრი ლელწამა, შაშვისებრი მეჩალია
Kabardian: къамылбзу
Mongolian, Halh: их охил бялзуухай, их охилбялзуухай, хулсч шувуу
Kazakh: бырылдақ торғай, сайрауық айқабақ, Шырылдауық айқабақ
Kazakh (Transliteration): şırıldawıq ayqabaq
Korean: 개개비
Karachay-Balkar: къамиш торгай
Kwangali: Niini
Kirghiz: таркылдак сымал камышчы, таркылдаксымак камышкороолу
Scientific: Acrocephalus arabicus, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Acrocephalus arundinaceus arundinaceus, Acrocephalus lacustris, Acrocephalus turdoides, Arundinaceus turdoides, Calamodyta arundinacea, Calamoherpe arbustorum, Calamoherpe arundinacea, Calamoherpe caffra, Calamoherpe lacustris, Calamoherpe longirostris, Calamoherpe major, Calamoherpe media, Calamoherpe stagnatilis, Calamoherpe turdoides, Muscipeta lacustris, Salicaria turdina, Salicaria turdoides, Sylvia turdoides, Turdus arundinaceus, Turdus junco
Luxembourgish: Grousse Jäizert
Limburgish: Blyths reetzenger
Lithuanian: Didžioji krakšle, Didžioji krakšlė
Latvian: Lielais ķauķis, Lielais niedruķauķis, Lielais purvķauķis, Niedru ķauķis, Niedru strazds, Niedrustrazds
Macedonian: Голем трскар, обичен трскар
Mongolian: Их охил бялзуухай, Их охилбялзуухай, том хурагч заржхин, хулсч заржхин, хулсч шувуу, хурагч бор
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠣᠯᠣᠰᠣᠴᠢ ᠵᠠᠷᠵᠢᠬᠢᠨ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Том хурагч заржхин, Хулсч заржхин, Хурагч бор
Mongolian (Transliteration): ikh okhil byalzuukhai, ikh okhil-byalzuukhai, khulsch zarjkhiŋ, khuragch bor, tom khuragch zarjkhiŋ
Moldavian: Lăcar mare
Maltese: Baghal, Bagħal Prim, Bufula Prima
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): том хурагч заржхин, хулсч заржхин, хурагч бор
Dutch: de Karekiet, Grote Karekiet, Rietlijster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Trastesongar
Norwegian: Trostesanger
Polish: Trzciniak, trzciniak (zwyczajny), Trzciniak zwyczajny
Pinyin: dà wěi-yīng
Portuguese: rouxinol grande dos caniços, Rouxinol-grande-dos-caniços
Portuguese (Angola): Rouxinol-grande-dos-caniços
Portuguese (Portugal): Rouxinol-grande-dos-caniços
Rhaeto-Romance: Channarel grond
Romanian: Lăcar mare
Romance (Other): Channarel grond
Russian: Дроздовидная камышевка, Дроздовидная камышовка, Камышевка дроздовидная, Камышовка дроздовидная
Northern Sami: Rásttesruoššehas
Slovak: trsteniarik škriekavý, Trsteniarik veľký
Slovenian: rakar
Shona: Timba
Albanian: Bilbilthi fushor i kallamave
Serbian: veliki trstenjak, Велики трстенјак, Велики трстењак
Sotho, Southern: Soamahlaka-kholo
Swedish: Trastsångare
Swahili: Shoro Mkuu
Thai: นกพงใหญ่พันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น
Turkmen: jokjoky sypatly gamyşguşy
Turkish: Büyük kamışçın, büyük kamyşçyn, Büyük Saz-ardıcı, Büyük sazbülbülü, Шырылдауық айқабақ
Tatar: баркылдыксыман камыш чыпчыгы
Tuvinian: Улуг хыыргыышчы
Ukrainian: Велика (Дріздовидна) очеретянка, Велика очеретянка, Очеретянка велика
Uzbek: қораялоқсимон тўқай чумчуқ, қораялоқсимон тўқайчумчуқ, шақ-шақ тўқайчумчуқ
Kalmyk: хөөндәшң ханзр
Chinese: [da wei-ying], 大苇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 大葦鶯, 西方大葦鶯
Zulu: ujamelumhlangomkhulu